An incredible map from Proba-V satellite orbiting the Earth shows signals from thousands of aircraft around the globe. The findings can pave the way for future missions that could track global air traffic from space.

The satellite, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2013, was carrying out various technological experiments, and the main one was tracking changes in plant growth across the Earth every two days.

But the probe was also experimenting with detection of Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) aircraft signals from space, the test that was added by DLR German Aerospace Center and the SES satellite company, based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. Those signals give flight information such as speed, position and altitude. Thus, Proba-V, which is smaller than a cubic meter, managed to pick up about 25 million positions from more than 15,000 jets.

A court in Moscow has sentenced Yevgeniya Vasilyeva, the former head of the Defense Ministry’s property branch, to five years behind bars after finding her guilty of large-scale embezzlement, money laundering and theft. Four more people were sentenced to prison terms between three and 3 1/4 years, Russian news agencies reported Friday. The court also ordered Vasiliyeva and her accomplices to pay damages of over 123 million roubles ($2.4 million).

The sentence is a result of the so-called RosOboronServis case – the probe launched in 2012 into corruption in the joint stock company that was the property-managing branch of the Defense Ministry. Russia’s top law enforcement agency, the Investigative Committee, accused Vasiliyeva and several other top managers of the company of selling state property to friendly commercial structures at artificially lowered prices.

The UK is choosing its new 56th parliament in the 2015 General Election. There are 650 constituencies across the country. A shock exit poll suggests that the Conservatives are heading for the largest number of seats.

Labour leader Ed Miliband is to resign following a crushing defeat for his party in the election, according to reports. He is expected to announce his resignation shortly.